How the Space shuttle helped women break Nasa's glass ceiling
- Posted on September 6, 2025
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How the Space shuttle helped women break Nasa's glass ceiling

In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space Shuttle programme chipped away at one of Nasa's blind spots.